* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE GREEN, [00:00:01] BUT IT DOESN'T LIGHT UP. ALRIGHT, WE'RE ON. RIGHT. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. I WILL [ ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING 5:30 P.M.: Cancelled REGULAR MEETING 6:30 P.M.: CALL TO ORDER: Council Chamber INVOCATION: City Attorney Jones PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Councilmember Medrano ROLL CALL: Mayor Beamish Mayor Pro Tem Espinoza Councilmember Gomez Councilmember Medrano Councilmember Shaw] NOW CALL THE ORDER, THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2020. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT IT IS 6:30 PM. THE END LOCATION WILL BE GIVEN BY CITY ATTORNEY. RICHARD JONES FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO. IF YOU'D ALL STAND, PLEASE, YOUR HEAVENLY FATHER. WE HUMBLY BOW OUR HEADS. AS WE GATHER THIS EVENING TO DO THE IMPORTANT BUSINESS FOR THE CITIZENS OF LAHABRA. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT DURING THESE DIFFICULT TIMES, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT ARE PUBLIC, WHO ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS, WHO HAVE SERVED US TO MAKE OUR COMMUNITY SAFER AND HEALTHIER. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE WHO WERE WORKING IN THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY, WHO HAVE REACHED OUT AND PROTECTED OUR CITIZENS. WE ASK YOU TO BLESS OUR COUNCIL THIS EVENING, THAT IT WILL DO THAT, WHICH IS BEST FOR ALL THE HARD ROOM THAT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY, THESE DIFFICULT TIMES. AND WE SAY THESE THINGS THE NIGHT NAME. AMEN. OKAY. THANKS DICK JOSE STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. WELL, THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL MAYOR. BEAMISH I AM HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOSA COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ, COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO, COUNCIL MEMBER, SHOP HERE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. AND WE HAD NO CLOSED SESSION. SO DICK, NO CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS. GREAT. THANK YOU. [1. PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER 2020 AS "NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH" IN THE CITY OF LA HABRA] AND AT THIS TIME WE HAVE OUR PROCLAMATION THAT WE WILL PRO KANE PROCLAIM SEPTEMBER, 2020 AS NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA. AND AS THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS, WE SHOULD TRY TO BE PREPARED, NOT ONLY FOR COVID-19, BUT EARTHQUAKES AND JUST THE GENERAL PROBLEMS THAT MAY COME UP. [ PUBLIC COMMENTS: When addressing the City Council, please complete a Speaker’s Card before leaving the Council Chamber. General Public Comments shall be received at the beginning of the governing body meeting and limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes for all public comments, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature. The general Public Comment portion of the meeting allows the public to address any item of City business not appearing on the scheduled agenda. Per Government Code Section 54954.3(a), such comments shall not be responded to by the governing body during the meeting. ] PUBLIC COMMENTS, LET'S SEE HERE. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS, GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS SHE'LL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL OR THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. THE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF CITY BUSINESS, NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULE, THE AGENDA FOR GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION FIVE, FOUR NINE, FIVE, 4.38. SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED BY A TWO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING. SO WE'LL NOW GO TO CONSENT CALENDAR, LAURIE, TO DO THIS. I BELIEVE THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING OVER SO FAR, FOUR PEOPLE. OKAY. AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. YOU WANT TO DO IT NOW? NO, I, IT WAS A IT'S THAT ALL THE COMMENTS ARE IN THE RECORD THAT WE RECEIVED. OKAY. SO THEN THE OTHER PARAGRAPH I NEED TO READ REAL QUICK. SO ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR, ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT. CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION. UNLESS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUESTS, SEPARATE ACTION REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED. I JUST JUMPED AHEAD THERE DIDN'T I? YEAH. CAUSE WE'RE IN PUBLIC COMMENTS. SORRY. I'LL REDO THAT. OKAY. SO THIS TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS HAVE TO GET USED TO BEING BACK IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THEY ARE BEAMISH COUNCIL MEMBERS REAL CLOSE TO THE MIC, PLEASE. I'M SORRY. MAYOR BEAMISH AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS JIM LEE. I LIVE AT 2140 SOUTH RURAL COURT. YOU'RE VERY PLEASED TO SEE THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED FOUR TO ONE, NOT TO APPROVE RANCHO LA HARBOR PROJECT. WE KNOW THE COMMISSION IS ONLY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL, BUT ARE ENCOURAGED THAT THEY BELIEVE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF THE PROJECT OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS TO THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NEGATIVE EFFECTS ARE THE LOSS OF OPEN SPACE. THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARES CAUSED HER RESIDENTS, THE HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF RELOCATION OF TOXIC SOIL [00:05:01] WHILE STILL HAVING SUCH SOIL BURIED UNDER THE NEW PARK. AND THE LACK OF TRUSTWORTHINESS OF THE DEVELOPERS SHOWN IN HIS EFFORTS TO FALSELY CLAIM, HUGE SUPPORT OF RESIDENTS THROUGH A QUESTIONABLE OPINION POLL. WE HOPE YOU TAKE THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION. SERIOUSLY. WE ALSO BELIEVE THE PROJECT CAN BE SUMMED UP BY SAYING IT'S THE WRONG PROJECT AT THE WRONG TIME WITH THE WRONG DEVELOPER, THE RESIDENTS OF LA HARBOR WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COUNCIL WORK FOR A WELL THOUGHT OUT REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING PARCELS ALREADY ZONED FOR HOUSING, WHICH WOULD PRESERVE OPEN SPACES AND CURRENT RESIDENTS, LIFESTYLE RANCHO LAHABRA FAILS. ALL THESE BENCHMARKS. WE URGE YOU NOT TO APPROVE RANCHO LAHABRA. THANK YOU. THANKS JIM. APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. HELLO CITY COUNCIL. YOU GET REAL CLOSE TO THE LIGHT, HUH? HI CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS CHRISTINE COOK LONG TIME. NO, SEE, I'M VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL AND VERY GLAD TO SEE YOU ALL VERY HEALTHY. THANK YOU. UM, MR. LAHABRA, MR. GOMEZ, FOR ALL THE UPDATES, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT EVERY DAY. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COMMENT TO MAKE, UM, ESPECIALLY NOW I'M, I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE I AM HERE TODAY AND IN CASE THE RANCHO LA HAHA, BRUH PROJECT COMES TO CITY COUNCIL WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MEETINGS. UH, I WANT TO KNOW HOW THIS WILL RUN AND I KNOW THIS IS A QUESTION YOU CAN ANSWER TO ME DIRECTLY, BUT WE CAN AT THE END, BUT I REALLY WANT THE COUNCIL TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT IN CASE, UH, 500 PEOPLE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK OR COME AND EXPRESS THEIR VIEWS. UM, WE CAN'T HAVE EVERYBODY HOLDING OVER, I ASSUME, IN THE PARKING LOT OR WHATEVER. COULD WE HAVE PERHAPS A HYBRID OF ZOOM CALL IN AND IN PERSON MEETING, I REALLY HAVE NO IDEA HOW LAHABRA CITY COUNCIL, UH, PLANS TO HANDLE THIS, BUT I REALLY HOPE YOU HAVE SOME DISCUSSIONS AND SOME REALLY GOOD, UM, DIALOGUE WITH, WITH PEOPLE TO REALLY LET, LET THE PEOPLE SPEAK. THERE ARE OLDER PEOPLE, PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL SCARED TO GO OUT. I'M ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE. UM, I JUST, BUT I WANT PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO VOICE THEIR OPINION AND I JUST REALLY HOPE THAT YOU GIVE US THE, UM, THE ABILITY TO DO IT ON DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, EVERYBODY BE HEALTHY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANKS. OH, OKAY. ALL RIGHT. HELLO, MAYOR B MENTIONED CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, LAST WEEK WAS VERY SIGNIFICANT IN THAT THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION CHOSE TO DENY THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE RANCHO LA HARBOR PROJECT. WE COMMEND THE ENTIRE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THEIR HARD WORK AND THIS PROJECT HAS A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. SO IT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT TO COME UP WITH A DECISION. WE HOPE THAT YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW CHOOSE TO SEE THAT THE PROJECT ACTUALLY HAS A LOT OF OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FROM YOUR CONSTITUENTS. AND I GUESS MY CONCERN IS SIMILAR TO WHAT CHRISTINE SAID, AND WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO ATTEND. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A TIME THAT WE REALLY CAN'T CONGREGATE LARGE GROUPS, BUT YET PEOPLE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A CHANCE TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS. AND IF THERE IS GOING TO BE LIKE 500 PEOPLE OR MAYBE EVEN MORE WHERE WE'RE JUST CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE MAY NOT HAVE THE STAMINA TO WAIT THE NUMBER OF DAYS TO LIKE, ESPECIALLY IF THEY HAVE TO WAIT OUT IN THE FOYER OR SOMETHING. SO WE'RE JUST CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. AND I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY THAT SOME KIND OF SYSTEM COULD BE DEVISED THAT MAYBE PEOPLE COME DURING CERTAIN DAYS OR I'M NOT SURE WE, BUT REALLY IT HAS TO BE THOUGHT OUT. I THINK SO THAT EVERYONE COULD HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK AND BE THAT BY, UH, IN PERSON HEARING OR FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE AFRAID TO COME BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO BE IN CLOSE CONTACT. WE HAVE TO ALLOW THEM TO HAVE ANOTHER OPTION AS WELL. SO THAT'S MY REQUEST. THANK YOU. THANKS MARIBEL. WOULD YOU MIND STATING YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD? OH MY NAME'S [00:10:01] MARIBEL LOPEZ. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS VICTOR AND I AM A 35 YEAR RESIDENT OF LAHABRA. UH, TONIGHT I COME AS A SUPPORTER OF THE RANCHO LAHABRA PROJECT. UH, IN FACT, SEVERAL SUPPORTERS OF THE RANCHO LA HARBOR PROJECT TOLD ME THEY FELT THEY WERE NOT GIVEN A FAIR DEAL AT THE RECENT PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AT LEAST SEVEN SUPPORTERS WHO WERE ON THE LINE AND SIGNALING THAT THEY WANTED TO SPEAK AND WERE NOT CALLED ON AND OVER THE FOLLOWING TWO NIGHTS ONLY ONE ADDITIONAL SUPPORTER WAS RECOGNIZED. MAYBE IT WAS TECHNICAL ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW, BUT STILL I HOPE THAT THE COUNCIL WILL WORK TO CONDUCT A HEARING ON RANCHO LAHABRA. THAT IS FAIR. I COME TO EXPRESS MY VIEW OF THE, OF OUR PRO UH, RENTAL HOVER PROJECT. I THINK IT SHOULD GO FORWARD. I FEEL THAT THE ISSUE IS FOR ME PERSONALLY, IS OPEN SPACE. I FEEL THAT OPEN SPACE IS NEEDED IN LAHABRA OPEN SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE BY EVERYONE. AND NOT JUST A SMALL GROUP. IF THIS PROJECT DOES NOT GO FORWARD, THEN THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT CAN REALLY USE IT ARE GOLFERS. I AM NOT A GOLFER. THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE IN THIS CITY THAT ARE NOT GOLFERS. IN FACT, THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF THE GOLFERS THAT DO USE IT. I UNDERSTAND DO NOT EVEN LIVE IN LAHABRA. IF THE PROJECT DOES GO FORWARD, THEN THIS WOULD BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE OPEN SPACE WITH PARKLAND AND TRAILS THAT MYSELF AND ALL LAHABRA RESIDENTS WOULD HAVE ACCESS TO AND TO ENJOY. FINALLY, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SHOWED ME THIS REPLY CARD TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION COMMISSION, AS EVIDENCE OF THE HOSTILITY DIRECTED AT THE SUPPORTERS OF RANCHO LAHABRA. I KNOW MANY WHO ARE AFRAID TO EVEN SAY PUBLICLY THAT THEY SUPPORT THE RANCHO LA HOMBRES PROJECT APPROVAL BECAUSE THEY FEAR IT WILL HURT THEIR BUSINESS OR EVEN WORSE. THIS ISN'T A ONE SIDED ISSUE. THOUSANDS IN OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT FOR VERY GOOD REASONS AND SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT THEIR SUPPORT. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL GO OUT OF YOUR WAY WHEN THIS MATTER COMES BEFORE YOU TO ENSURE THAT ALL POINTS OF VIEW WILL BE TREATED WITH RESPECT. THERE IS NO PLACE FOR FEAR AND INTIMIDATION AND A CARING COMMUNITY LIKE LAHABRA. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS VICTOR. OKAY. THEN I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND GO TO THE [ CONSENT CALENDAR: All matters on Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember, City staff member, or member of the audience requests separate action or removal of an item. Removed items will be considered following the Consent Calendar portion of this agenda. Public comment shall be limited to three (3) minutes per individual, with a total time limit of 30 minutes per item that has been removed for separate discussion, unless otherwise modified by the Mayor. Speaking time may not be granted and/or loaned to another individual for purposes of extending available speaking time, and comments must be kept brief, non-repetitive, and professional in nature.] CONSENT CALENDAR. ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT. CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS A COUNCIL MEMBERS, CITY STAFF MEMBER, OR A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM OR REMOVED ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL, AND THE TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LAWN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. THE CONSENT CALENDAR APPEARS ON PAGES TWO THROUGH TWO ON THE AUDIENCE AGENDA ITEMS, ONE THROUGH 11 WITH STAFF LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM. MR. MAYOR, ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS? NO. MR. MAYOR HARRY NINE. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE? OKAY. IS ANYBODY IN THE ATRIUM THAT RAISES THEIR HANDS? WE HAVE SOMEBODY THERE TO, OKAY. OKAY. YEAH. SO NOBODY IN THE ATRIUM. WELL, IS IT, ARE YOU CALLING BRI? YES. OKAY. THANKS JERRY. [00:15:10] ARE YOU ABLE TO GET THROUGH TO HER LAURIE? I'VE TEXTED HER. I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. MAYBE SOMEONE COULD WALK OVER THERE. WELL, JERRY WANTS CHEAP CHEAPEST FUCKING OVER. OH, SHE SAID NONE. NO, THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, THEN HAVING NONE. SO THEN I WILL CALL A FRACTION. I HAVE A MOTION. MR. MAYOR. MAKE A MOTION. OH, GO AHEAD. I LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE AND APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR. THANK YOU. WILL THE CLERK PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOSA. YES. MAYOR BEAMISH. YES. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS AT THIS TIME. CONSIDERATION [1. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED BY VOTING MEMBERS DURING THE 2020 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES (LOCC) ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO OCCUR VIRTUALLY OCTOBER 7-8, 2020 That the City Council provide direction to the City of La Habra voting delegate and alternate voting delegates regarding a resolution that will be considered by voting members during the 2020 League of California Cities (LOCC) Annual Conference.] ITEMS. ANY MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE MAY REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY CONSIDERATION ITEM PRIOR TO THE CITY COUNCIL TAKING A FINAL VOTE ON THE ITEM. PUBLIC COMMENT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR CONSIDERATION ITEM, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR. SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE. SPEAKING TIME, AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE. OKAY. UM, THIS IS LAURIE CITY CLERK. THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE CONSIDERATION TITLE REGARDING THE DATES FOR THE 2020 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. THE DATES ARE OCTOBER 7TH THROUGH NINTH, 2020. THEY ARE CORRECT IN THE STAFF REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, WE WILL CONSIDER RESOLUTION TO BE CONSIDERED BY VOTING MEMBERS DURING THE 2020 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO OCCUR VIRTUALLY OCTOBER SEVEN THROUGH EIGHT ON 2020. AND IT LOOKS LIKE JIM'S DOING THE STAFF REPORT. I AM. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. SO AS YOU KNOW, EVERY YEAR, THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES PUTS ON THEIR ANNUAL CONFERENCE. UM, IT IS GENERALLY, UH, IN LONG BEACH FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. HOWEVER, THIS YEAR DUE TO COVID, IT WILL BE ON A VIRTUAL PLATFORM. UM, AND DURING THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, IN ADDITION TO THE DIFFERENT TRAINING SESSIONS, THE LEAGUE PUTS ON ITS BUSINESS MEETING AND EACH CITY HAS THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE HAS A REPRESENTATIVE THAT WILL THEN VOTE ON ANY RESOLUTIONS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION. UH, THERE IS ONE RESOLUTION THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED THIS YEAR FROM THE, UM, CITY OF CERRITOS. UH, IT'S REGARDING, UH, ARTICLE, UM, TWO, 230 OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996. IT'S A FEDERAL LAW. UM, AND IN YOUR PACKET, THERE'S AN DESCRIPTION AND INFORMATION ABOUT WHY CERRITOS IS RECOMMENDING AND REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR THEIR RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD ESSENTIALLY HOLD, UM, ONLINE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES, UH, RESPONSIBLE FOR, UH, LANGUAGE OR, OR POSTINGS THAT, UM, END UP CREATING THREATENING SITUATIONS. THERE WAS A SITUATION WITH THE MALL AND CERRITOS DURING SOME, UM, UM, PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS THAT THE CITY HAD TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO PROTECT THEM ALL FROM THREATS OF VIOLENCE AND WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IN THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT THE, UM, ACT BE MODIFIED BY CONGRESS TO MAKE, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR, UH, POSTS SUCH AS THAT, THAT, UH, INCITE VIOLENCE OR, UM, TRY TO COORDINATE VIOLENT ACTIVITIES. SO THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE YOU TODAY, BASED ON, UM, THE, UH, NATURE OF THE RESOLUTION AND WHAT IS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH STAFF RECOMMENDS THE COUNCIL COUNCIL CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR THIS RESOLUTION AND CONSIDER, UH, THE ITEM TONIGHT AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO YOUR VOTING DELEGATES, UH, TO, TO DO SO I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL, NONE THERE IS THERE ANYBODY IN THE ATRIA AND THEN TALK TO US ABOUT THIS LEARNING, [00:20:15] WAITING FOR A RESPONSE PROBABLY FASTER JUST TO WALK OVER THERE. OKAY. THANK YOU, RHONDA. THANK YOU. COUNSEL, DISCUSSION DIRECTIONS PLEASE. MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE RESOLUTION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES CALLING FOR THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION TWO, THREE, ZERO FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996 TO REQUIRE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES TO REMOVE MATERIALS, WHICH PROMOTE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES ALL SECOND. IT, WELL, UH, THE CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL COUNCIL MEMBER MEDRANO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER GOMEZ. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM ESPINOSA. YES. MAYOR BEAMISH YES. MOTION PASSED FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO [ MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR:] TO MAYOR'S COMMUNITY CALENDAR. THE, AS YOU PROBABLY ARE WELL AWARE, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HAS CREATED A COLOR CODED SYSTEM WITH CRITERIA FOR LOOSENING OR TIGHTENING RESTRICTIONS ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITY TO COVID-19 ORANGE COUNTY IS CURRENTLY IN THE RED TIER, WHICH MEANS SOME NONESSENTIAL BUSINESSES MAY RESUME INDOOR BUSINESS OPERATIONS, SUBJECT TO SPECIFIC MODIFICATIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BLUEPRINT FOR SAFER ECONOMY, PLEASE VISIT CALIFORNIA'S COVID-19 WEBSITE AT WWW DOT COVID-19 DOT CA.GOV. THE WEBSITE INCLUDES A SEARCH TOOL THAT ALLOWS YOU TO LEARN THE STATUS OF SPECIFIC COUNTIES AND ECONOMIC SECTORS. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS WE ARE COLLECTIVELY MAKING PROGRESS IN OUR FIGHT AGAINST THE CORONAVIRUS. REMEMBER TO STAY INFORMED AND DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD. THE CDC, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH AGENCY. REMIND EACH OF US THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL SIMPLE ACTIONS WE CAN TAKE THAT CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE. WASH YOUR HANDS THOROUGHLY AND FREQUENTLY WITH SOAP OR USE AN ALCOHOL BASED HAND. SANITIZER COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE WHEN COUGHING OR SNEEZING AND AVOID TOUCHING YOUR EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH CLEAN AND DISINFECT FREQUENTLY TOUCHED SURFACES. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT THE ORANGE COUNTY HEALTH AGENCY WEBSITE AT HEALTH INFO COM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COVID-19 PAGE AT COVID-19 DOT CA.GOV OR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL WEBSITE@CDC.GOV COVID-19 CAN SPREAD EASILY FROM PERSON TO PERSON. AND BECAUSE IT IS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE COVID-19 AND YET DISPLAY NO OBVIOUS SYMPTOMS. THE SIMPLE, SIMPLE ACT OF WEARING A MASK IN PUBLIC CAN HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE DISEASE, WHERE A MASS IN ANY INDOOR PUBLIC SPACE, ONE WAITING IN LINE WHEN USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION OR RIDE SHARING SERVICE AT WORK WHEN NEAR OTHERS OR MOVING THROUGH COMMON AREAS AND OUTDOORS. IF YOU CAN'T MAINTAIN A SOCIAL DISTANCE OF SIX FEET FROM OTHERS, IF EVERYONE WEARS A MASK, WE ARE ALL BETTER PROTECTED FROM COVID-19. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON MASKS, PLEASE VISIT THE STATE OF COVID THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COVID-19 PAGE AT DOT COVID-19 DOT CA.GOV CITY HALL. THE LABRUM POLICE STATION LOBBY AND THE COMMUNITY CENTER FRONT DESK ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT ALL OTHER CITY FACILITIES ARE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PUBLIC PARKS ARE OPEN FOR PASSIVE USE SUBJECT TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, BUT PLAYGROUNDS FITNESS EQUIPMENT AND SPORT FIELDS ARE TEMPORARILY CLOSED AS ALWAYS CITY OPERATIONS CONTINUE AND STAFF WAS AVAILABLE BY PHONE OR EMAIL [00:25:01] FOR THOSE WHO WISH NOT TO COME TO CITY HALL. IF YOU DO VISIT A CITY FACILITY, PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR A MASK OR FACE COVERING FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (562) 383-4010, OR VISIT US ONLINE@DOTLAHABRACA.GOV, OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND OR TWITTER. HAVE YOU COMPLETED YOUR 2020 US CENSUS FORM YET YOUR PARTICIPATION IS VITAL AS IT DETERMINES CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATION AND HOW BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL FUNDING ARE ALLOCATED TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS OUR NATION. CENSUS FORMS WERE SENT TO EVERY HOUSEHOLD EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND RESPONSES CAN STILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CENSUS BUREAU BY MAIL PHONE OR ONLINE. I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT LA HARBOR IS 2020 CENSUS RESPOND RATES. RESPONSE RATE HAS EXCEEDED THE RESPONSE RATE FROM THE 2010 CENSUS, BUT WE NEED PARTICIPATION BY EACH AND EVERY HOUSEHOLD IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY, PLEASE TAKE A FEW MOMENTS AND FILL OUT YOUR FORM FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL 2020 CENSUS GO [ COMMENTS FROM STAFF:] COMMENTS FROM STAFF. I ACTUALLY, MR. MAYOR LOOKING AT ONE OF YOUR SLIDES, I WA I CAN UPDATE COUNCIL ON ONE OF THE ISSUES FOR, UM, AS FAR AS PUBLIC FACILITIES FOR COVID COUNTY, I WAS ON A CALL WITH THE COUNTY TODAY, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE STATE REITERATED THIS WEEK OR LATE LAST WEEK, THAT PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT, OUTDOOR PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND, AND SKATE PARKS AND SUCH ARE STILL TO BE CLOSED. SO THEY HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THOSE TO BE OPENED. UH, WE GET ASKED QUITE A BIT ABOUT THOSE TYPE OF, UH, AMENITIES. AND, UH, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF FRUSTRATION, BUT THOSE ARE STILL REQUIRED TO BE CLOSED AND THE COUNTY REITERATED TODAY. SO WITH THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THEN WE WILL GO [ COMMENTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS:] COUNT, UH, COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS ALL START KIND OF CHANGE THE ORDER OF THIS TIME. COUPLE OF THINGS. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY IT'S NICE TO BE BACK IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. I THINK IT'S ALWAYS BETTER TO MEET HERE THAN ZOOMING, WHICH I DON'T PARTICULARLY FIND VERY PLEASING TO HAVE A MEETING THROUGH. SECOND THING IS I WANTED TO RECOGNIZE DEAN CAPITA LETTY CAPTAIN AND OUR LAHABRA POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS PROMOTED TO CHIEF. WHAT WAS THE CITY HE'S GOING TO HOPEFULLY OAKLEY UNDERSTAND HIS FAMILY'S UP THERE, BUT HE HAS BEEN A GREAT ASSET TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HIS ENTIRE CAREER, AND LEAVES US AS CAPTAIN AND SOON TO BE CHIEF. AND, UH, WE'LL, WE'LL MISS HIM A LOT. THIRD THING I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THERE WERE COMMENTS ABOUT THE LOGISTICS OF THE RANCHO LA HARBOR HEARING WHEN THAT IS SCHEDULED. AND I HAD BEEN WORKING WITH STAFF AND THE ATTORNEYS WITH REGARDS TO THE LOGISTICS OF THAT, AND WE WILL TRY TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYONE. SO EVERYONE IS ABLE TO BE HEARD WITH REGARDS TO THAT PROJECT WHEN IT IS HEARD BY COUNSEL. AND WITH THAT ROSE, I DON'T HAVE ANY COMMENTS, SURPRISINGLY, JUST, UH, I'M GLAD TO SEE EVERYONE WOULD SAFE. AND ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE, THAT WAS A SURPRISE FOR US ALL. BUT, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVE NO COMMENTS, MR. MAYOR, COUNCILMAN GOMEZ. YES. UH, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD, UH, LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF DIEGO SANCHEZ. HE WAS A FORMER LABILE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT, UM, WHO WAS VERY, UH, LED A CAMPAIGN AGAINST KID CANCER, LED A CAMPAIGN WITH RELAY FOR LIFE. IT WAS CALLED DIEGO STRONG, WONDERFUL A YOUNG MAN. I GOT TO PARTICIPATE WITH HIM IN THE RELAY FOR LIFE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS, AND UNFORTUNATELY WAS NOT ABLE TO ATTEND HIS FUNERAL BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, I'M KIND OF DISTANCING MYSELF RIGHT NOW, BUT LAST WEEK DURING THE MEMORY OF DIEGO SANCHEZ, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF BETTY CARR. BETTY CARR WAS A 49 A YEAR EMPLOYEE HERE AT LAVA HIGH SCHOOL. UH, TREMENDOUS INDIVIDUAL WHO HAD A HEART FOR LAHABRA HAD A HEART FOR STUDENTS. AND I KNOW ROSE HAD RECOGNIZED HER, UM, WITH ROSIE'S GARAGE FOR ALL THAT SHE'S DONE AS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. AND SHE'S TRULY A COMMUNITY TREASURE. AND SHE, WE, SHE PASSED AWAY, UH, THIS LAST WEEKEND. AND, UH, I'D ALSO LIKE TO CONGRATULATE MY COLLEAGUE, UH, ROSA SPINOSA ON RECEIVING THE NORTHGATE CUANTOS AWARD, UH, KUDOS TO YOU AND ALL YOU DO WITH ROSIE GARAGE AND, UH, SHE'S UH, DURING HISPANIC, UH, UH, MONTH, SHE HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A WONDERFUL MILK. I HIT THE AWARD AND, AND ALSO A DONATION TO ROSIE'S GARAGE. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ROSE ON A FINAL NOTE, I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE, I KNOW, MAY OR MAY OR B MUSHU HAVE REQUESTED A PROCLAMATION BE DONE IN HONORING DAVID MARTINEZ, WHO WAS A LONG TIME A DIRECTOR OF THE BOXING CLUB. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK IF THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER DOING A TILE ON HIS HONOR HERE AS WELL HERE AT CITY HALL, HE RAN THE PROGRAM FOR US FOR 40 [00:30:01] YEARS, UH, AND HAD, YOU KNOW, JUST MADE THE BUGS AND CUB KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD REALLY CAUSE HE TRAVELED BACK TO ENGLAND AND ALL OVER THE PLACE AS A CUT MAN, UH, AND REPRESENTING LAHABRA BOXING CLUB. UH, AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. UH, THAT'S DIEGO SANCHEZ AND BETTY DIEGO SANCHEZ, DIEGO STRONG DIEGO DIEGO SANCHEZ. AND HE WAS WELL KNOWN AS DIEGO STRONG. OKAY. DIEGO SANCHEZ, STRONG DIEGO STRONG. IT WAS THE NAME OF HIS TEAM WHERE REALLY EVERYBODY ALWAYS REFER TO HIM AS DIEGO STRONG BECAUSE HE WAS SUCH AN INSPIRATIONAL YOUNG MAN, UH, WOULD VISIT PEOPLE IN THE HOSPITAL WOULD MAKE PHONE CALLS TO PEOPLE WHO WAS OUT RAISING AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITY AND MADE SURE THAT TAGLINE DIEGO STRONG AND BETTY CARR, BETTY CARR, C A R R BETTY CAR. OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN WITH REGARDS TO DAVID MARTINEZ, DO WE NEED TO TAKE A SEPARATE ACTION OR CAN WE JUST OKAY. THAT, YEAH, I AGREE WITH JIM, IS EVERYBODY IN AGREEMENT? GIVE DAVID AT TYLER? YES. YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. YEAH, TIM, THANK YOU. UM, ALL I HAVE MR. MAYOR, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT WE ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF SOMEONE. UH, CHRIS, A MOMMY WAS A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE. HE WAS KNOWN TO, UM, BE INVOLVED IN, UH, CAMPAIGNS FOR SCHOOL BOARD NUMBER OF OUR SCHOOL, LOCAL SCHOOL BOARD. UM, UH, BOARD MEMBERS, UH, HAD WORKED WITH CHRIS AND, UM, UH, AND HE KIND OF SPECIALIZED IN THAT KIND OF CAMPAIGN WORK AND, UM, WAS ALSO A PROFESSOR, UH, AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY PART-TIME, BUT, UH, UNFORTUNATELY CHRIS, UH, UH, PASSED AWAY FROM CANCER JUST THIS LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 40. SO IT WAS REALLY A VERY TRAGIC, UH, CHRIS, UH, MOMMY, EDDIE SPELL HIS LAST NAME. E M A M I A MOMMY AND MOMMY. YES. MR. MAYOR, MAY I ADD SOMETHING? YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD ALSO ADJOURN. I REMEMBER I JUST REMEMBER THIS BOB HATHAWAY, THE LONG TIME FLORIDA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEE MEMBER PASSED AWAY A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO. AND YOU KNOW, MANY OF US LIKE ROSE YOU AND I, WHO HAD BEEN HERE QUITE AWHILE. HE WAS A FIXTURE HERE AT THE 4TH OF JULY CORN FESTIVAL PARADE. AND WE SHOULD PROBABLY RECOGNIZE HIM TONIGHT AS WELL. I AGREE. I'VE KNOWN BOB A LONG TIME. THANK YOU. YOU HAVE ANYTHING OTHER TIM? ANYTHING ELSE? OKAY. JOSE. YES. MR. MAYOR, I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF A ONETIME LAHABRA RESIDENT, ISTEP ON CORTEZ, UH, WHO HAS DAUGHTERS HERE IN LA HABRA, JOANNA CORTEZ, AND, UH, LAURA CRNA. UH, HE HAS GRANDKIDS HERE IN LA HARBOR AS WELL. THEY PLAY YOUTH SPORTS AND, UH, ATTEND A LOCAL LA HARBOR SCHOOLS, UH, LIKE TO, UH, OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE, UH, THE CRNA AND THE CORTEZ FAMILY ON THE PAST, YOU KNOW, THEIR FATHER AND FATHER-IN-LAW, UH, ESTABAN ISTVAN YES, E S T E B A N. THANK YOU. AND ALSO LIKE THE SECOND ONE, UH, COUNCILMAN GOMEZ HAD MENTIONED ABOUT DIEGO SANCHEZ. HE WAS, UH, QUITE, UH, QUITE INSPIRATIONAL AT LA HABRA HIGH SCHOOL AS WELL ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM. UH, I KNOW MY, UH, A FEW OF MY DAUGHTERS KNEW HIM. UH, IT WAS QUITE, QUITE SAD, UH, UH, HEARING THAT NEWS AND, UH, UH, I KNOW MY, MY DAUGHTERS WERE VERY TAKEN ABACK BY THAT SAD NEWS AS WELL. UH, ALSO LIKE TO, UH, CONGRATULATE THE COUNCILWOMAN ESPINOSA ON THE AWARD. THAT'S A, UH, A GREAT, UH, A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT AND, UH, BENEFITS A, UH, A GREAT PLACE ROSIE'S GARAGE, A ROSE. I'LL SAY IT AGAIN. YOU SHOULD, UH, YOU SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FOR YOUR WORK THAT YOU DO WITH KIDS AND, UH, UH, NOT ONLY INSPIRATIONAL, BUT YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND, UH, IT'S, UH, IT'S VERY WELL MERITED AND THAT THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA. THANK YOU. AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT AWARD AND TO THE GONZALEZ FAMILY FOR, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT, THAT HARD WORK. THAT'S IT. MR. MAYOR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THEN WE WILL ADJOURN THIS MEETING IN THE NAME OF DIEGO SANCHEZ. DIEGO STRONG, BETTY CARR, CHRIS EMAMI, BOB HATHAWAY, ESTEBAN CORTEZ. THEREFORE, THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2020 AT 5:30 PM IN THE CLOSED SESSION ROOM ONE 12 C 100 EAST LA HARBOR BOULEVARD AND FOLLOWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 6:30 PM IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. 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